--- a/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ wsrep_recover_position() {
     return 1
   fi
 
-  local wr_pidfile="$DATADIR/"`@HOSTNAME@`"-recover.pid"
+  local wr_pidfile="$DATADIR/"$(uci get 'system.@system[0].hostname')"-recover.pid"
 
   local wr_options="--disable-log-error  --pid-file='$wr_pidfile'"
 
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ then
         * ) err_log="$DATADIR/$err_log" ;;
       esac
     else
-      err_log=$DATADIR/`@HOSTNAME@`.err
+      err_log=$DATADIR/$(uci get 'system.@system[0].hostname').err
     fi
   fi
 
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -z "$pid_file"
 then
-  pid_file="`@HOSTNAME@`.pid"
+  pid_file="$(uci get 'system.@system[0].hostname').pid"
 fi
 # MariaDB wants pid file without datadir
 append_arg_to_args "--pid-file=$pid_file"
